Chapter 4, here we are! It will refer to a part of the series, specifically episode 163. I don't own that either! Here's the chapter!

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Two days had passed since the roses, and Yami hadn't recieved any response from Yugi. He came to work, hoping to at least catch a glimpse of Yugi. He worked in the back making the food, but he stuck his head out towards the front counter. Beyond it was the parking lot outside. No matter how many times he took a peek, he never saw Yugi.

The afternoon was hot as usual. Yami had gotten used to it over time. His stops in southern California and Arizona had made him adjust to the heat. He didn't even mind that he was working the grill that day. If this was condition under which he would wait for Yugi, then so be it. He fell into a daydream of Yugi and continued to work, completely unaware of his surroundings. The front door opened, but he didn't notice.

"Small fry and salad out here!" called the cashier. Yami made what he was told to and passed on the food without raising his head.

"How's the job going?" the cashier asked the customer.

"Same old, same old," the customer said. "Got enough stuff for a possible book!"

Yami raised his head. He recognized that voice!

"Glad to hear it! See ya around!" the cashier called. Yami heard the front door open, then close. He jumped out from his post.

He pulled his apron and hat off as fast as he could and thrust them into the cashier's hands. The man gave Yami a confused look. Yami jumped over the counter.

"My shift's over!" he called as he ran outside.

Just as he thought, it had been Yugi. Yami saw him walking slowly towards his pickup, plucking fries out of his bad one at a time.

"Hey!" he called.

Yugi spun around. "Hi." His voice held no emotion, which Yami interpreted as a good thing. At least he knew that Yugi wasn't angry.

But now the problem was that Yami had lost his voice. He stammered for a moment, watching Yugi stare at him. Yugi's eyes narrowed a little as he stuck another fry in his mouth.

"You know you could have taken your time. I was walking slowly. I figured you would do this."

Yami rubbed the back of his head nervously.

"I got the roses."

"Yeah? D-did you like them?" Yami asked hopefully.

Yugi nodded slightly. "I did."

Yami grinned sheepishly. "Good." He paused. "So, uh, where you going?"

Yugi tilted his head, a fry sticking out of his mouth. He looked so adorable to Yami.

"What does it matter to you?" he asked.

Yami shrugged. "My shift is over, and I don't have enough money for the hotel tonight..." he quickly covered his mouth hearing the words coming out of his own mouth. Yugi frowned, having heard the words himself.

"You can come, but I'm dropping you off here right after!" he said flatly.

Yami bit his lip and followed Yugi to the truck. Without a word from either man, Yugi started the car and backed it out and pulled onto the street. It was silent for a couple miles before Yami spoke.

"I'm sorry, that came out really wrong," he said. "If I've offended you-"

"You're in my car aren't you?" Yugi said.

Yami nodded. "Yeah, tha-that's good. It's a step forward."

"You know the card in the flowers didn't have to be so cheesey," Yugi said.

"What?"

Yugi kept his eyes on the road and reached down into a basket between the seats. Yami watched his hand curiously. Then Yugi pulled out the pink card. He read it with narrow eyes.

Yugi, I'm not leaving until we share this wonderful feeling of love. You can trust me.

Yugi raised an eyebrow and let the card fall back into the basket.

Before Yugi said anything else, Yami chimed in.

"You kept the card?" he asked.

Yugi's eyes widened for a split second before he regained his cool and shrugged. "It's not every day I get one of those."

"Really? You?" Yami asked.

Yugi nodded. "I was never the popular one at school."

Yami nodded in understanding. "I didn't have much of a childhood. My parents didn't pay attention to me. You know, in Japan, we-"

"You know what?" Yugi said. "Let's just not talk about that kind of stuff. In fact, let's not talk at all."

Yami looked at the floor. "Alright."

Yugi thrust his pointer finger at him. "You talked!"

With that remark, Yami saw Yugi do something he had wanted to see for days. He saw Yugi's smile. Not a smirk. Not a smug smile. A happy smile.

Later...

Yugi had turned down an unpaved road that was extremely bumpy. Yami found himself even tightening his seatbelt. Yugi seemed to be focused and determined to get to wherever they were going. Eventually, trees were a distant memory as they entered the mountains.

The car stopped on a mountainside and Yugi climbed out. Yami stayed put.

Yugi frowned. "Aren't you coming?" he asked.

Yami clambered out of the truck and slowly approached Yugi who stood on a ledge. Luckily, the ledge looked over a part of the mountain that was slanted and even enough to walk on. Yugi nodded in approval and began down the slope. Yami looked down at the bottom to see a valley in between the many mountains. A round stone stood in the middle of the unusually round valley.

"Hey! Keep up or I'll leave you here later!" Yugi called from the bottom.

Yami took a step forward off of the ledge, then another. He quickened his pace. Then, unvoluntarily, he began running as gravity pulled him down. He raced down the slope and passed Yugi. Eventually, he was able to stop once he had gone 20 feet from the bottom of the slope. Yugi burst out laughing.

"You don't know how many times I did that when I first started coming here!" he chimed. He approached a frozen Yami.

"W-where is 'here'?" Yami asked.

"The Wilderness of Stones," Yugi answered. "I come here to reflect. To look at myself."

Yami tilted his head and followed Yugi into the circle. "It's the past," Yugi said. "It molds what we chose to do in the future. It shows us what we've done wrong."

"What have you done wrong?" Yami asked.

Yugi sighed. "I've trusted people." He stepped up on the round stone.

"Is that a bad thing?" Yami asked.

Yugi closed his eyes and threw out his arms. "Yes." he said in a whisper. "I've come here to forgive."

Yami's eyes softened. He felt bad for the little angel. Who could hurt him.

"Love is a complicated thing," Yugi went on. "Without trust, it doesn't exist. I thought mine existed a long time ago. But...eventually, people do something to not deserve it."

Yugi took a couple deep breaths and Yami let his words sink in. What had he done to hurt someone. Perhaps his forwardness with Yugi was making him hurt. Maybe him leaving his parents hurt them. Perhaps they did care. He shook his head. The women. He'd had so many since he arrived in America. Nothing ever came of them. Because he wouldn't let it. His eyes shot open. Was the the one who needed forgiving from someone? From Yugi?

"He was...what I thought was everything," Yugi said. Yami hung his head. A tear glinted in his eye as the sunlight hit it. Evening would soon descend upon them, but neither man moved.

Eventually, Yami looked up at Yugi, who still had his eyes closed. In the sun, and the emotion of the moment, he finally realized it was love that had overtaken him. He had thought he had loved the women, but he hadn't. He'd used them in his search for the one.

"I'm sorry..." Yami whispered.

Yugi's eyes opened slowly and he looked down at Yami. He smiled tenderly.

"I forgive you."

The two men stared at each other for the longest time. Eventually, Yugi stepped down and broke their eye contact.

"Feel better?" he asked.

Yami nodded. Yugi pursed his lips. "Then let's go."

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That's the chapter! I estimate this to be about ten chapters long so there's tons of more fun on the way! Please review! Tho I'm planning to take a short break from writing. Three updates in three days! Yeah, don't want to get the parents suspicious now do we? Thanks a lot for all the reviews and support! As always, you rock! Cake for everyone!